This is *not* the way scientific papers typically begin:
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We are running out of time. Ecosystems across the planet are being destroyed at an accelerating rate. The life sciences – once a field dedicated to the study of living systems and our interactions with them – are increasingly becoming sciences of the dead. Up to one million species are currently threatened with extinction, many of them within decades.
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It's a very good sign, however, an indication that at least some scientists are now ready to speak boldly and unequivocally about the greatest emergency our species has ever faced.

SEE THE FULL PAPER -- https://elifesciences.org/articles/83292

#ClimateEmergency #BiodiversityLoss #Extinction

My next major project will be a historical romance between a female Arab merchant and a Tang dynasty general in Chang'An.

Doing #research is enlightening because a lot of the sources are "Arab merchants exist and we tax them" but not much else. At the very least, I do have some interesting Arabic Travel journals to read through.

To anyone else researching for a #novel, how has it been going?

#amwriting #writingcommunity #historicalfiction #historicalromance @bookstodon #writinglife #writers

Hey friends - I am in Antarctica with extremely slow and limited internet and I have a book coming out this year that I'd normally be posting more about because pre-orders are *critical* to a book's success.

Help me get the word out?

OUT THERE: THE SCIENCE BEHIND SCI-FI FILM AND TV

From black holes to space elevators and extraterrestrial civilizations, this is a rich and beautifully illustrated book for your coffee table. And astronaut Mae Jemison wrote the Foreword!

https://amzn.to/3GA2HUz

Populism coupled with increasing assaults on scientific integrity have dramatically shifted the political landscape & contributed to geopolitical instability.

The policy ramifications are yet to be understood, but anti-intellectualism has threatened public health, stymied environmental progress, influenced funding priorities & sculpted the rhetoric of local, state & national politics.

New post: The Rise of Anti-intellectualism https://sheril.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-anti-intellectualism #science #politics